adulbrich 5,000+ posts
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I know somebody disagreed with @Massive spl; a while ago. They said that a loose connection couldn't melt a fuse holder. There wouldn't be enough heat to do it, and the fuse would probably blow before it got hot enough to melt the plastic.
Well, they were wrong. I pulled up to a stop light and all my gauges reset randomly. All the dials turned to minimum and the lights went off, then everything came back on, including my "check battery" light. When I got to school, I popped the hood and looked for a problem. I smelled something and saw the fuse was warped. The connection was loose and it had gotten hot. It burnt off all the gold plating, lol. I loosened the nut with a wrench, then went to take it off the bold with my fingers. I didn't know how hot it was and I literally heard my fingers sizzle :crap:
Then I replaced the fuse holder and fuse, making sure to tighten it down. I don't know if it vibrated loose, or I forgot to tighten it down the last time I removed it to work on electrical safely
The fuse was not blown
Melted a hole in my fuse box cover too!
Well, they were wrong. I pulled up to a stop light and all my gauges reset randomly. All the dials turned to minimum and the lights went off, then everything came back on, including my "check battery" light. When I got to school, I popped the hood and looked for a problem. I smelled something and saw the fuse was warped. The connection was loose and it had gotten hot. It burnt off all the gold plating, lol. I loosened the nut with a wrench, then went to take it off the bold with my fingers. I didn't know how hot it was and I literally heard my fingers sizzle :crap:
Then I replaced the fuse holder and fuse, making sure to tighten it down. I don't know if it vibrated loose, or I forgot to tighten it down the last time I removed it to work on electrical safely
The fuse was not blown
Melted a hole in my fuse box cover too!